:root{
    --menufontsize:45px;
}
header{
    box-sizing: border-box;
    text-align: left;
}
.menu {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.menu ul {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 30px;
}

.menu ul li {
    position: relative;
    list-style: none;
}

.menu ul li a {
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: var(--menufontsize);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.menu ul li a::before {
    content: attr(data-text);
    position: absolute;
    color: var(--clr);
    width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: 0.5s;
    border-right: 8px solid var(--clr);
    /* -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--clr); */
    max-height: 60px;
}

.menu ul li a:hover::before {
    width: 100%;
    /* filter: drop-shadow(0 0 25px var(--clr)); */

}